*Battle of Gettysburg, Ewell does not delay in his assault of Cemetery Hill and easily takes it (preventing it from becoming a rallying point for the I and XI Union Corps). This one event allows Longstreet to seize the round tops and win the Battle. This gives Confederate forces a direct line to assault either Philadelphia or Washington DC.

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On the evening of July 1, 1863, Lieutenant General Richard S. Ewell is ordered to take Cemetery Hill, near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He does not delay, and the taking of the high ground by the Confederates gives the Union forces no place to go when they are forced to retreat. Having suffered huge losses, the depleted Union forces limp back across the border to Taneytown, Maryland. The Confederate position is now unchallenged.

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Philadelphia makes more sense. Washington was heavily fortified. Lee's entire goal in going North was to get the Union to capitulate by bringing the war "home" (not entirely unlike what Sherman did later).

If Lee sacks Philadelphia he (A) can convince the British to officially recognize the Confederacy and possibly intervene and (B) it will exacerbate the draft riots in NYC.